Jaipur: Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that an agreement has been reached between Rajasthan and Haryana, resulting in the supply of drinking and irrigation water to the districts of Churu, Jhunjhunu and Sikar.
Shekhawat held a meeting with chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar at the Jal Shakti office in Delhi on Saturday.Both the CMs have agreed to distribute water from Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana through underground pipes. In the meeting, the MoU was signed by Bhajan Lal Sharma and Khattar with Shekhawat on the sharing of water.
“A time of four months has been fixed for the completion of DPR. The Central Water Commission and the Upper Yamuna River Board will monitor the project. The meeting has resulted in a strong step towards a concrete and permanent solution to the issue that has been stuck for two decades between the two states,” said the minister. Bhajan Lal, while speaking to media, said, “It was a long-pending scheme that was not given due attention because of the Congress government. Since we have a double-engine government, the project of providing water to lakhs of people has seen the light of day.”
The official statement says that Rajasthan and Haryana will jointly prepare the DPR. “Over 577 MCM of water will be made available to Churu, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, and other districts of Rajasthan. The duration is between July and October, through underground pipes. The supply of water in the remaining months will also be considered depending on the availability of the water.”
Three water storages, Renukli, Lakhwar, and Kishau, have been identified in the Upper Yamuna Basin, from which water will be provided to Rajasthan from Hathnikund for a stipulated period.
Shekhawat held a meeting with chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar at the Jal Shakti office in Delhi on Saturday.Both the CMs have agreed to distribute water from Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana through underground pipes. In the meeting, the MoU was signed by Bhajan Lal Sharma and Khattar with Shekhawat on the sharing of water.
“A time of four months has been fixed for the completion of DPR. The Central Water Commission and the Upper Yamuna River Board will monitor the project. The meeting has resulted in a strong step towards a concrete and permanent solution to the issue that has been stuck for two decades between the two states,” said the minister. Bhajan Lal, while speaking to media, said, “It was a long-pending scheme that was not given due attention because of the Congress government. Since we have a double-engine government, the project of providing water to lakhs of people has seen the light of day.”
The official statement says that Rajasthan and Haryana will jointly prepare the DPR. “Over 577 MCM of water will be made available to Churu, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, and other districts of Rajasthan. The duration is between July and October, through underground pipes. The supply of water in the remaining months will also be considered depending on the availability of the water.”
Three water storages, Renukli, Lakhwar, and Kishau, have been identified in the Upper Yamuna Basin, from which water will be provided to Rajasthan from Hathnikund for a stipulated period.
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